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Gloo Faces Critical Juncture After $438M in Losses

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By Bob Smietana Verified
| MinistryWatch
(RNS) — Scott Beck has long hoped the faith-based tech company he founded in 2013 would help churches and other Christian groups harness technology to spread God’s word and help save the world. The Gloo booth at the NRB convention in February 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (RNS photo/Bob Smietana) More than $400 million in losses and 13 years later, that dream faces a critical juncture. Leaders at Gloo Holdings Inc.
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Saeed Abedini, Former Political Prisoner in Iran, Accused of Abducting Daughter

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By Bob Smietana Verified
| MinistryWatch
(RNS) — Evangelical pastor Saeed Abedini was once an international symbol of a Christian being persecuted for his faith. Now, he’s been accused in a lawsuit of abducting his 5-year-old daughter from her mother in Turkey and fleeing the country. Pastor Saeed Abedini in a 2022 ministry video.
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Pastor Saeed Abedini, former political prisoner in Iran, accused of abducting daughter

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By Bob Smietana Verified
| Religion News Service Verified
(RNS) — Evangelical pastor Saeed Abedini was once an international symbol of a Christian being persecuted for his faith. Now, he’s been accused in a lawsuit of abducting his 5-year-old daughter from her mother in Turkey and fleeing the country. A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia issued a restraining order last week barring Abedini from taking his daughter out of the country or out of Virginia, where he resides.
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